Chris Rock Returning to Stand-Up With Two Netflix Specials

Netflix seems to have equal amounts of exclusive stand-up specials to complement its ever-growing ranks of original series, but when Chris Rock gets involved, we stand-up and take notice. After an eight-year absence from the stage, Rock will return in 2017 with not one, but two new Netflix comedy specials, following a new world tour.

Per Netflix’s official confirmation, revered comedian Rock will tape two all-new specials to debut on Netflix in the coming years, the first of which will tape in 2017 after Rock’s upcoming world tour. The as-yet-untitled specials mark the first since Rock’s fifth taped performance in 2008, that of HBO’s Kill the Messenger.

Says Netflix of the specials, which THR claims Rock took home a cool $40 million for:

Chris Rock is a beloved actor and director, and his remarkable stand-up makes him comic royalty. There is no one like him, and Netflix offers the global platform and creative freedom that will serve as a perfect home for someone with his incredible talent.